Pierre Brasseur
| Pierre Brasseur | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pierre-Albert Espinasse 22 December 1905 Paris |
| Died | 16 August 1972 (aged 66) Bruneck |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1920–1972 |
| Spouse | Odette Joyeux (1935–1945) Lina Magrini (1947–1961)[1] |
| Partner | Catherine Sauvage (1967–???) |
Pierre Brasseur (22 December 1905 – 16 August 1972), born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor.
He was the son of actor Georges Espinasse and actress Germaine Brasseur while the latter was married to Albert Brasseur. His grandfather, Jules Brasseur, was an actor as well. The family tradition of using the name Brasseur was continued by his son Claude and his grandson Alexandre.
Renowned for playing outsized characters, Brasseur is probably best known in the anglophone world for his (semi-fictionalised) portrayal of the actor Frédérick Lemaître in Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise, 1945) and as Docteur Génessier (more subdued) in the horror film Eyes Without a Face (Les Yeux sans visage, 1960) co-starring with Alida Valli.
On May 30, 1927, Brasseur performed the spoken role of the Narrator in the world premiere of Igor Stravinsky's opera-oratorio Oedipus rex.
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[edit] Honours
- He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1966.[1]
- He was made Commandeur (Commander) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1967.[1]
[edit] Selected filmography
- Le Quai des brumes (1938)
- Croisière pour l'inconnu (1948)
- Millionnaires d'un jour (1949)
- Napoléon (1955)
- Gates of Paris (1957)
- La Vie à deux (1958)
- Carthage in Flames (1960)
- Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle (1960)
- Un monde nouveau (1965)
- Fortuna (1966)
- The Married Couple of the Year Two (1971)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "TMP Movie | Pierre Brasseur | Biographie et Filmographie". Laurentpons.com. 1905-12-22. http://www.laurentpons.com/charlycine/pierrebrasseur.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
[edit] See also
- Pierre Brasseur's autobiography: Ma Vie en Vrac, Calmann-Lévy, 1972, ISBN 978-2-7021-0636-5
[edit] External links
- Pierre Brasseur at the Internet Movie Database
- Pierre Brasseur's biography (French)
